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Coaches Tour 2009

Wake Forest football coach Jim Grobe stands on the sideline during an Air Force versus Army football game at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, on May 31. Grobe and six other NCAA football coaches voiced their support for the Airmen and Soldiers in the game despite a storm that filled the air with sand. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour 2009

Seven NCAA football coaches--Houston Nutt of Ole Miss, Mack Brown of Texas, Coach Emeritus Tommy Tuberville, Troy Calhoun of Air Force, Rick Neuheisel of UCLA, Jim Grobe of Wake Forest, and Jim Tressel of Ohio State--are introduced before an Air Force/Army versus Marines/Navy flag football game at Camp Lemonier in Djibouti, Africa, on June 2. The coaches visited the camp during Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that also brought them to servicemembers in Europe and Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour 2009

Tech. Sgt. Howard Burns listens to Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel during a breakfast at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on May 28. Sergeant Burns, a Reservist assigned to the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron at McConnell, was part of a group of Airmen selected to eat with Tressel, Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe and Air Force coach Troy Calhoun, during the first part of Coaches Tour 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour 2009

Three NCAA football coaches--Troy Calhoun of Air Force, Jim Grobe of Wake Forest and Jim Tressel of Ohio State--talk to Col. Bart Weiss before entering a KC-135 Stratotanker simulator at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on May 27. Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that brought seven NCAA coaches to U.S. servicemembers, originated at McConnell. Colonel Weiss is the base vice commander and former star quarterback at the Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour 2009

Jim Tressel, head football coach at Ohio State, gets Capt. Ronald "Rat" Ehresman to go along with a KC-135 boom operator-type pose for a photo. The change-it-up idea followed the countless photo requests Tressel and six other NCAA coaches graciously granted during Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that brought them to U.S. servicemembers. Captain Ehresman is a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour Bags

Tech. Vanessa Chandler and Airman First Class Cody Kittle share a laugh while packing up t-shirts to be handed out during Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission designed to bring NCAA football coaches to troops overseas. The two Airmen are assigned to the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron and are among the many at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., preparing for the kickoff of the Tour on May 28. For a second year in a row, tour organizers are counting on a KC-135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., for most of their transportation needs. Capt. Eric Junkins, a Reserve KC-135 pilot assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group, is the only McConnell Airman assigned to fly this year's Coaches Tour tanker who also was part of the crew who flew last year's mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour breakfast

Three NCAA head football coaches--Troy Calhoun of Air Force (in blue), Jim Tressel of Ohio State (in red), and Jim Grobe of Wake Forest (in black)--started May 28 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., telling Teresita "Shorty" Walline what they would like for breakfast. McConnell was the first stop of Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that brings NCAA coaches to U.S. servicemembers. Walline is a mess attendant at the base dining facility, where the coaches soon after attended a breakfast with regular, reserve and national guard Airmen. The Coaches Tour is organized by Morale Entertainment, LLC., in association with Armed Forces Entertainment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour Crew

Master Sgt. Max Morkin (on right) and Maj. Mike Morman work on paperwork inside the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to support Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that brings NCAA football coaches to U.S. servicemembers. Major Morman is a pilot and Sergeant Morkin is KC-135 boom operator. Both are assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches tour hospital

NCAA football coaches, Troy Calhoun of Air Force and Jim Tressel of Ohio State, visits with Henry Bautista at a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. The hospital was one of the first stops for Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that brings NCAA football coaches to U.S. servicemembers. Bautista served 10 years in Army intelligence without any major injuries before he became a civilian field representative for an armored vehicle contractor. He was flown to Germany from Iraq after his leg was severely injured by a mishap with one of the vehicles. The Coaches Tour is organized by Morale Entertainment, LLC., in association with Armed Forces Entertainment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches tour hospital

Mack Brown, head football coach at Texas University, visits with Henry Bautista at a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. The hospital was one of the first stops for Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that brings NCAA football coaches to U.S. servicemembers and their families. Bautista served 10 years in Army intelligence without any major injuries before he became a civilian field representative for an armored vehicle contractor. He was flown to Germany from Iraq after his leg was severely injured by a mishap with one of the vehicles. The Coaches Tour is organized by Morale Entertainment, LLC., in association with Armed Forces Entertainment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches tour hospital

NCAA football coaches, Troy Calhoun of Air Force, Jim Grobe of Wake Forest, and Jim Tressel of Ohio State, visit with Henry Bautista at a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. The hospital was one of the first stops for Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that brings NCAA football coaches to U.S. servicemembers. Bautista served 10 years in Army intelligence without any major injuries before he became a civilian field representative for an armored vehicle contractor. He was flown to Germany from Iraq on May 26 after his leg was severely injured by a mishap with one of the vehicles. The Coaches Tour is organized by Morale Entertainment, LLC., in association with Armed Forces Entertainment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour Nutt

Houston Nutt, head football coach at Ole Miss, shares a laugh during a question and answer session at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The session was part of Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that brings NCAA football coaches to U.S. servicemembers. The tour is organized by Morale Entertainment, LLC., in association with Armed Forces Entertainment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coaches Tour Q&A

Tommy Tuberville selects someone in a crowd at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during a question and answer portion of Coaches Tour 2009, a morale-boosting mission that brings NCAA football coaches to U.S. servicemembers. Coach Emeritus Tuberville represented Auburn during Coaches Tour 2008 and returned this year to lead six other coaches: Mack Brown of Texas, Houston Nutt of Ole Miss, Troy Calhoun of Air Force, Rick Neuheisel of UCLA, Jim Grobe of Wake Forest and Jim Tressel of Ohio State. The Coaches Tour is organized by Morale Entertainment, LLC., in association with Armed Forces Entertainment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Coined

Brig. Gen. Kenneth D. Lewis,Director, Air Force Reserve Plans, Programs and Requirements, presents a coin to Tech. Sgt. Katie Widger, 931st Maintenance Operations Flight, for superior performance Feb. 8. Lewis visited the 931st Air Refueling Group and met with Airmen in their work places. (Air Force photo by Brannen Parrish)

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Coins and Kudos

Senior Master Sgt. Colleen Celeski receives a coin from Lt. Gen. John Bradley, Commander, Air Force Reserve Command and Chief, Air Force Reserve, just prior to a town hall meeting at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on May 8. General Bradley traveled to McConnell to visit members of the 931st Air Refueling Group. Sergeant Celeski is a member of the 931st Aerospace Medicine Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Col. Edsel A. "Archie" Frye Jr. and Mr. Guy Munroe, 931st Air Refueling Group Honorary Commander

The honorary commander of the 931st Air Refueling Group is Mr. Guy Monroe, Kaw Nation Chairman/CEO in Kaw City, Okla., here with the 931st commander, Col. Edsel A. "Archie" Frye Jr. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Col. Frye talks to Derby AFJROTC

Col. Edsel A. "Archie" Frye Jr., 931st Air Refueling Group commander, talks to Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets visiting McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on Oct. 30. Airmen from the 931st and the 22nd Air Refueling Wing welcomed the cadets to the base. The 931st is an associate Air Force Reserve Command unit and the 22nd is its active-duty host unit at McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Col. Jaime Crowhurst, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Commander

Col. Jamie Crowhurst addresses those gathered for a change of command ceremony at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on July 2. Earlier in the ceremony, Colonel Crowhurst took command of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, the 931st Air Refueling Group's host unit at the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

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Col. John Corey Reed

Official portrait of Col. John Corey Reed, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander.

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Col. Larson's fini-flight

Col. Mark S. Larson, 931st Air Refueling Wing commander, hugs his son, Lucas, after his fini-flight, Aug. 17, 2017, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Fini-flights are the last flight a pilot has before retirement or before a commander is assigned elsewhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricer)

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